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Animal Services – continued <br /> <br />FY 2015-16 Outcomes <br />• Open Admissions Sheltering: Positively managed “flow-through” for shelter animals; <br />coordinated with staff from the County’s Asset Management Services (AMS) to convert <br />stainless steel cat enclosures to flexibly increase their size; continued recent trend of <br />reducing euthanasia of sheltered animals; implemented a new fee structure for recovered <br />pets that includes higher fees, a differential between sterilized and intact pets, and a <br />sterilization deposit for intact pets recovered three (3) or more times to incentivize <br />sterilization. <br />• Lost Pet Recovery: Improved upon electronic management of lost and found pet records by <br />modifying our website to allow members of the public to see approximate locations where <br />lost pets were found; maintained Twitter page to leverage social media for sharing real-time <br />listings of found pets; offered six microchip clinics to enhance identification and recovery of <br />lost pets by their owners; began requiring microchipping for all stray pets recovered by their <br />owners. <br />• Animal Placement: Maintained strong overall placement and “live release” rates; continued <br />special events to promote pet adoption, including the introduction of several “flash” adoption <br />specials with more flexible fees and shorter durations to boost placements when the shelter <br />was reaching capacity; continued to work with partner organizations to rehome pets and <br />established Facebook page to improve communication and coordination with staff and <br />partner organizations. <br />• Animal Health: Sustained in-house sterilization surgeries for adoptable animals; continued <br />to optimize hourly productivity and quality of in-house sterilization procedures; expanded <br />options for pet insurance by partnering with a second company that offers a 30-day free trial <br />of pet insurance with adopted animals; initiated treatment of heartworm positive dogs <br />deemed highly adoptable; identified lower cost alternatives for medical supplies (vaccines, <br />diagnostic testing) to better manage services without increased cost in these areas. <br /> <br />Performance Measures 2013-14 <br />Actual <br />2014-15 <br />Actual <br />2015-16 <br />Budget <br />2015-16 <br />Projected <br />2016-17 <br />Budget <br />Service: Serve as open admission shelter <br />Domestic animals admitted (cats & dogs) <br /> <br />• Cats admitted <br />• Dogs admitted <br />2,949 <br /> <br />1,391 <br />1,558 <br />2,879 <br /> <br />1,414 <br />1,465 <br />2,700 <br /> <br />1,266 <br />1,434 <br />2,727 <br /> <br />1,512 <br />1,215 <br />2,700 <br /> <br />1,404 <br />1,296 <br />Average Length of Stay (cats & dogs) <br /> <br />• Cats <br />(target 21 days) <br /> <br />• Dogs <br />(target 14 days) <br /> <br /> <br />24.8 <br /> <br /> <br />14.1 <br /> <br /> <br />22.8 <br /> <br /> <br />12.8 <br /> <br /> <br />21.0 <br /> <br /> <br />14.0 <br /> <br /> <br />23.4 <br /> <br /> <br />13.6 <br /> <br /> <br />21.0 <br /> <br /> <br />14.0 <br /> <br />Service: Facilitate recovery of lost pets (dogs and cats)